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Taking a large amount of medications that are filtered through the liver can indeed cause inflammation of the liver, so in essence they can cause a non viral form of hepatitis. If you are fearful that you have contracted Hepatitis C, you cannot contract from medication. Hepatitis C is a blood-to-blood disease.
Mouse
Genotype 1a, Stage 3, Grade 3
Finished 48 wks of tx on 4/13/07
Had SVR PCR done on 9/20/07
waiting, waiting, waiting to hear about SVR
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at 2000 mg per day. you might have been borderline overdosed and caused
liver irritation and inflamation (inflammation). i think ibuprofen is similar in effect. dont bet the farm on this info, but there is some consensus on this issue.